It must have been about 20 to 25 years ago, when I bought a pair of Italian (don't remember by who) made tasseled loafers. I was proud as a peacock with them, until my wife said something about them being "girlie", but more because of the style and not the tassels. I would have been between 35 and 40 back then. Never wore them again after she made fun of them, and they sat in my closet for about a decade until I finally took them to Goodwill.